A visit to the Bethany Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
37.9461, -94.2302
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Berea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <5>
- Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Living Faith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Living Faith Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Faith Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Lefler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lefler Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefler Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Garrison & Westfall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maus Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maus Cemetery
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Balltown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Balltown Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Callaway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Callaway Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Harwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Schell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Prairie City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- El Dorado Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Milo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Virgil City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Montevallo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montevallo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
- Willowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willowville is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
- Moundville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lebeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lebeck is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
- Richards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Bellamy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellamy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- New Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Stotesbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appleton City
- El Dorado Springs
- Metz
- Metz lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Metz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Moundville
- Nevada
- Rich Hill
- Richards
- Rockville
- Schell City
- Sheldon
- Walker
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Vernon County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714011 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714011 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harwood
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9461457 Lon: -94.2302248
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |